Official Freewing 70mm F-16C Falcon V2 Thread

[Sam CS]

More fun with the F16

Nice flying John! That last landing approach was perfect.

[JohnVH]

I have one. Just PM me to get it mailed. Jim

Messaged, thanks Jim!

[C17loadmaster]

I need a rt main retract. Anyone have one laying around?

I have one. Just PM me to get it mailed. Jim

[Ks.jetflyer]

I can mail you one if you want for free.

Sounds great. will pm you info. Thanks

[JohnVH]

I need a rt main retract. Anyone have one laying around?

[C17loadmaster]

Due to an unscheduled landing, I snapped the nose gear strut pin. I have not been able to find a replacement. I really don't want to buy a complete nose gear assembly. Has anybody found a solution or am I the first one to do this. Thinking maybe going to a 4mm pin as I can find them.

I can mail you one if you want for free.

[JohnVH]

More fun with the F16

[Ks.jetflyer]

Due to an unscheduled landing, I snapped the nose gear strut pin. I have not been able to find a replacement. I really don't want to buy a complete nose gear assembly. Has anybody found a solution or am I the first one to do this. Thinking maybe going to a 4mm pin as I can find them.

[Hardway]

Welcome! Good luck and blue skies!!! :Cool:

[Hopetofly1]

Just finished building my first Freewing Jet. I have flown many turbines and other EDF's but never freewing. So hyped to get this in the air because I myself dont own a turbine for money reasons so I think this will get my jet fix! Got 3 Zippy 4000 60C batteries and here is a picture of the build

[Skyscraper]

Yes I want to modify it

[purduephigam]

I don't think it'll be worth the time or aggravation installing gear doors on the 70mm model. I'd get to know the 70, then just upgrade to the 90mm with the more scale features. It'll probably save you hours of labor trying to tinker with getting the 70mm in order. I've already made the mistake of trying to get too cute with the high performance version of the 70mm, namely the battery issues mentioned above. Just fly the thing and enjoy it.

[Sam CS]

Sky... I am not sure if FW F-16 v2 70mm comes with landing gear doors. Are you talking about custom made or an upgrade that you can purchase?

[Skyscraper]

Anyone know how to install landing gear door to freewing 70mm f16

[Sam CS]

Damn dude, that sucks.
I guess it will take time to experiment with different setup options.

Below is my maiden on 4s and few takeoff and landings... before i crashed.

[dlink72]

dlink72, what motor did you use in that one?
Freewing 3048-2150?

Mine was 3048-2300

[Sam CS]

dlink72, what motor did you use in that one?
Freewing 3048-2150?

[dlink72]

I wonder, how would it handle 6s 5000 battery... Will it be too heavy? Maybe use a combo of 2300kv EDF with 6s 5000... anyone tried this before?
I was running 4s 5000 Admiral Pro 60C on 2850KV motor and it felt significantly under powered, plus adding fpv equipment to the total weight of the plane.
Dont get me wrong though, I think 4s with 2850kv motor will do just fine for a new EDF pilot... just can't add any more weight to it lol. I had few close calls on my first flights, watching my brand new plane barely clear the tree line and slowly gaining altitude.

So, i am definitely getting another one for sure and was thinking about following setup i can experiment with, please let me know what you think
1. go with 6s 5000 and 2300kv motor. Will it gain performance with 6s 5000 Admiral, or will it be heavy and i will end up having same issues as i did with 4s?
or
2. go with 4s but, use something like 3000 to 3500kv motor... Will have to get 100+Amp ESC but, i think it might just give a bit more thrust than the "stock" 4s 2850kv motor.

What do you guys think?

For what it’s worth, I just lost my arctic camo after 4 days. I have two HRB 6s 5000mah batteries I’ve been using for my 1600 spitfire. I figured I’d give it a try. I’ve read some guys using 5000 shoved in as far as possible. First flight was great, but I had to use every last bit of up trim. Otherwise it flew great with plenty of power. After the centerburner mod I then added a total of 2.4oz of weights in tail which resulted in a cg of 90mm. I had a total of 4 flights and while it flew ok at that cg, it felt like it could go further back. I added another 1.2 oz which gave it a cg of 100mm. I had 4 flights on Monday and it flew great with the exception that it had no power. Once up at altitude it was fine, but I tried a split s from takeoff and it stalled. I recovered just fine, but didn’t clear a tree. I have already ordered another, but this time I plan on using a 4000mah max unless I replace the motor with something with a lot more power to compensate for the extra weight.

[Sam CS]

I get 3.5min on my 6S 3700mAH 45C packs for this F-16

Ouch...

Motion RC replied and yes, I can use that FW 3000kV motor with 70mm 12 blade fan.. i'll go ahead and place an order, see what happens in the air and if all fails... there is always 6s option.

[Dirty Dee]

25 minutes, that's some good throttle management!

Yea, EDFs are much different then prop. Higher current draw, less flight time. For reference, I get 3.5min on my 6S 3700mAH 45C packs for this F-16